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16th April 2019
Spring Optimism for House Sellers – Property Sales And First Time Buyers Are Up In 2019
“First time buyers struggle to get on the housing ladder” - is a line that has been so often repeated in recent years that you would be forgiven for believing that it’s set in stone. It may even have put off those planning to put up their hou [...] read more11th April 2019
Half of Tenants Ill Due to Condition of Their Rented Property
The introduction of The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act on 20 March was always likely to receive a mixed response from owners of rental properties. How many landlords would not insist that they or a property management agency regularly carry [...] read more
3rd April 2019
Ilford Property Prices Buck Brexit Uncertainty!
From 1st March it’s officially Spring! The “high” house moving season – from February to October - should already be underway. But a slowing of the property market, primarily in London, plus potential buyer’s apparently “wait and see” a [...] read more
27th March 2019
Why Landlords Now Need To Switch To A Property Management Solution
Chancellor Philip Hammond announced in his spring statement 2019 that £1bn would be provided for small and medium-sized builders of affordable homes plus £117m to fund up to 37,000 new houses, including in London. The news has been broadly welcomed [...] read more22nd March 2019
Why A Sole Agent Only Acting For You Beats Multiple Agents Fighting Amongst Themselves!
How many estate agents does it take to sell a house? The same number for changing a lightbulb. That’s right, just one! It’s absolutely sound advice to request a valuation from say, three of four different agents. After all, they are free. You may [...] read more
15th March 2019
Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act Comes Into Force – 29 Hazards That A Landlord Needs To Know!
March 20th 2019 – it’s a date that all landlords with properties to let need to know! It’s the day when The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 comes into force. From now on, the law will allow a tenant to take their landlord directl [...] read more
10th March 2019
Why Overvaluing Your House Can Lead To Big Price Reductions!
Will the February mild weather usher in an early spring start to the traditional house moving season? It’s often at this time that property owners who are thinking of putting up their house for sale obtain a valuation and begin preparations. Des [...] read more
4th March 2019
Landlords Should Look Forward to Adding Value to their Property Investments
Nearly one in five (19 per cent) of households in the UK - 4.5 million dwellings - are within the private rented sector. It seems clear that despite concerns raised on some landlord forums, the role of rental properties as a long term investment cont [...] read more28th February 2019
RTM Reforms – Relief Due For Dissatisfied Leaseholders But Not Until 2020
If you’re one of the estimated four million (at least) who leasehold a property in England, you are more than likely to welcome the recent Law Commission proposals to reform control over block management. Dissatisfaction among leaseholders about th [...] read more
22nd February 2019
A Woman Knows It’s The One! Selling Your House With A Female Touch
Who is likely to be interested in buying your property? It’s the standard question that every homeowner should ask themselves before putting up their house for sale. But even targeted marketing can be wide off the mark when trying to appeal to eith [...] read more
14th February 2019
Home Is Where the Heart Is – Make Buyers Fall In Love With Your House!
The way to sell a house... is like celebrating Valentine’s Day with your loved one. You need to show TLC! After all, home is where the heart is. It’s what a potential buyer is really hoping to find when they walk through the front door. To feel i [...] read more
8th February 2019
Raising Landlord Standards – Government Report and Legislation Due In Summer 2019
It can only be good news for the rental properties sector that managing agents will be held to account by the findings of a government consultation in the summer of this year. Raising landlord standards has been at the forefront of legislation intro [...] read more1st February 2019
End The Misery! Leaseholder’s RTM Can Put In Place The Right Block Management
Leaseholder’s are taking up their “Right To Manage” (RTM) in greater numbers than ever before. The spotlight is increasingly trained upon how block management is being implemented and encouraging dissatisfied leaseholders to seek a better way. [...] read more
31st January 2019
6 Bedroom New Build Near Valentine’s Park a “Sign Of Things To Come”, say Charlesons
A property revolution is firmly marching through Redbridge borough. It’s focused around the ongoing £7 million regeneration of Ilford town centre. At the frontier of the Thames Gateway and the London Stansted Cambridge Corridor, the emergence of a [...] read more
17th January 2019
Block Management: Kicking Back Against Unsatisfactory Services
There were an estimated 4.3 million leasehold dwellings in the UK between 2016-17, of which, more than two thirds (2.9 million) were flats, according to latest figures released by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) in O [...] read more
11th January 2019
Pressure on Landlords Latest As Planning Approval Proposed For All HMOs
How many landlords reading this are aware of a report which sets out new planning laws for all Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in Redbridge borough? Under the proposed change approved at the end of 2018 – known as a HMO Article 4 Direction - al [...] read more4th January 2019
Selling Your House in 2019 – How To Create A Positive Outcome Despite Uncertainty and Caution
If you’re thinking of putting up your house for sale in the spring, you should already be preparing by starting with a home valuation. Despite of a price growth slowdown in the capital during 2018, UK house prices unexpectedly rose at the fastest m [...] read more
31st December 2018
Tenants To Take Landlords To Court – New Homes ‘Fitness’ Act in Force 2019
How many of the estimated 1,260 properties to rent in Ilford and 2,100 rental properties in Redbridge are fit for habitation? Described by the government as a ‘landmark’ moment for the rented sector, The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act r [...] read more
25th December 2018
House Too Long On the Market? Your Agent Should Ramp Up Their Marketing Skills!
The time it will take to sell your house. It’s often the first question an estate agent is asked by anyone putting up a property for sale. The answer is not so straightforward. Location is only one of the many factors at play. The time to sell an a [...] read more